LITTLE THINGS (Peter Pauper Press; Kelly Pousette, illustrator)

In this picture book debut, a child notices everyday little things, from footprints to raindrops to a turtle in need of being flipped upright, that are small in size but big in beauty and importance.

Nick Dyer is a writer, designer, and former middle school teacher from St. Paul, Minnesota. He was inspired by recent events in his hometown and around the world to write this story about how caring for the littlest of things, the smallest of us, is so important. Nick Dyer lives in a little white house near the Mississippi River with his wife and three kids.

(Co-agent, Mary Cummings)